UK weather: Wind warning issued by Met Office after week of heavy rain and floods

A weather warning for wind has been issued for Wales and southwest England on Sunday after rain battered parts of the UK this week.

The yellow warning covers Cardiff and West Wales, as well as most of the South West from Weston Super Mare in the north and Swanage in the south to Penzance, Cornwall.

According to the Met Office, it begins at 9am and lasts until midnight.

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They said in the warning that today will start dry and clear for most of the country, but wind and rain will then move in from the South West.

Wind speeds are set to get up to 55mph in affected areas, and possibly reach 60mph in exposed coastal regions.

Gusts will be accompanied by outbreaks of rain, which could lead to surface water on roads and public transport delays, according to the Met Office.

Winds will then gradually ease across Wales and inland parts of southwest England throughout Sunday evening, but the weather agency warned it may remain fairly windy along some coasts overnight.

In their outlook for Monday to Wednesday, the Met Office said "unsettled" conditions will remain for the start of the next week, "with heavy rain and brisk winds and temperature on the cool side".

It added conditions will be "slowly brightening up from the west as we head through Tuesday and into Wednesday".

It comes after heavy rain and flooding struck across the UK this week, with an amber warning issued by the Met Office.

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As a result of the downpours, central and southern counties in England have already experienced more than 250% of their average September rainfall.

The Environment Agency said around 650 properties were flooded in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the Home Counties.

Areas affected by the heavy rain included Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, which were hit by flash floods.

The Met Office said the regions could have had 30-40mm of rainfall within three hours.